In the Florida projects, sixteen-year-old Jayson struggles with the harsh realities of his life which include an abusive mother, a drug-addicted father, and not fitting in at his predominately white school, and bring him to the brink of suicide.
A novel in the form of poems, in which eighth grader Keith James seeks strength in the music of Jimi Hendrix while struggling to cope with his father's violent death, his family's sudden move from Brooklyn to a small town in Ohio, and revelations about his father's past.
A novel in the form of poems, in which eighth grader Keith James seeks strength in the music of Jimi Hendrix while struggling to cope with his father's violent death, his family's sudden move from Brooklyn to a small town in Ohio, and revelations about his father's past.
In the Florida projects, sixteen-year-old Jayson struggles with the harsh realities of his life which include an abusive mother, a drug-addicted father, and not fitting in at his predominately white school, and bring him to the brink of suicide.
Several high school students relate their feelings about school, themselves, and events as they unfold on the fateful one-year anniversary of the killing of a fellow student.
Several high school students relate their feelings about school, themselves, and events as they unfold on the fateful one-year anniversary of the killing of a fellow student.
